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, FREDERICK RICHARDSON, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

MACHINE FOR SECURING HEELS TO BOOTS AND SHOES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 259,720, dated June 20,1882.

Application filed February 5, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK RICHARD- struction of thejack on which theboot or shoe.

is supported, and by which it is firmly pressed, withtheheelorheel-shell,againstadiethrough which the nails are driven.

It'further consists in the peculiar constructionof the die, and themeansfor securing the same, in the devices for adjusting the boot orshoe, in the method of adjusting the jack laterally, in the devices fordriving the nails, and-other details, which will be more fully set forthhereinafter.

Figurel is afront elevation of my improved heeling-machine. Fig. 2 is aside view, one side of the standard being removed so as to show'thejackand the operating-levers more clearly, the upper and lower parts ofthe machine being shown in section, the broken line shown in Fig. 1indicating the line of the section in Fig. 2. Fig. 3 is a top view ofthe machine, showing the trays for holding the nails and tools and theadjustable guides for the front part of the sole used to adjust the bootor shoe in the machine. Fig. 4 is a side view, partly in section,showing a boot or shoe heel firmly clamped against the die ready fornailing also,the guides by which the boot is held in the properposition. Fig. 5 is an enlarged View of the hinged end of the jack,partly in section, showing the lower end of the jack and the method ofadjusting the same. Fig. 6 is a-horizontal section, showing the wedgesby which the jack is adjusted. Fig. 7 is an enlarged side view of thehinged end of the jack,

showing the cushioned bearing and the man- 'ner'of adjusting theposition of thejack with reference to the die. Fig. 8 is'an enlargedview of the upper end of the'jack, showing the method of adjusting thelast portion of the jack 'and the method of driving'ihe nails throughthe die and the holes in the heel-shell. Fig. 9 is a top view of thedie. Fig. 10 is a bottom view of the same. Fig. 11 is a view of thedriver.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

In the drawings, a (I, represent a metal frame or standard, having afirm and broad base, a, and a support for the die at'a the two sides aa, the base a, and the (lie-support being preferably cast in one piece.

a a are two trays, pivoted to the standard so that they'may be swunginto themost convenient position to facilitate the work, as the nailsand the tools used in securing the heels are placed on these trays.

b is the jack supporting the heel portion ofa metal last, 11 at itsupper end, and pivoted with the arm I) at its lower end. The jack ispivoted in the sliding block 0, which is operated by means of thepost-treadle c, pivoted in the fulcrum c and forming a bell-crank le- Iver, the longer arm of which ends in the footplate, and the shorterarm'is connected with the bell-crank c by the link 0 The bell-crank c isconnected with the slide 0, and is pivoted in the angle to the link 0Then, therefore, the foot-plate end of the bell-crank c is depressed thebell-crank c is brought forward, the pivot in the angle connecting itwith the link 0 approaches a straight line, with the pivot connectingthe bell-crank c with the slide and the lower pivot of the link aforming a compound toggle-jointedlever press, by which the slide 0 ismoved upward, and a firm support when the three pivoted bearin gs c arein a perpendicular line. The slide 0 will therefore be raised when thefoot-treadle o is'depressed. and, if the jack 1) were firmly secured tothe slide 0, it would be forced against the dieholder a and firmly held.

As the compound levers, when the foot- .treadle is fully depressed, arein a locked position, it becomes diflicult to release them quickly andbring the foot-treadle into the original depressed the lever 0 will beraised, so that 4 by placing the foot on the lever c the 00111- poundlevers will be quickly released and the foot-treadle on the lever craised, the whole forming a simple, yet powerful compound-leverarrangement, by means of which the heel is firmly pressed against theboot and shoe, and as firmly supported, while the same can be quicklyreleased.

To facilitate the placing of the boot or shoe on the jack and theremoving the same, the jack is pivoted in the slide and provided withthe arm I), which comes in contact with the fixed stirrup or bearing 1)and raises the jack into the perpendicular position, as shown in Fig. 4.

To prevent any sudden shock, and also to bring the jack gradually to thedesired position, the spring b is placed between the arm I) of thejackand the fixed bearing 12 to act as a cushion or buffer, and this springmay therefore be of any other suitable form that will accomplish thedesired result.

In securing metal heels or heel-shells to boots or shoes great accuracyis required. As the heel-shell is already finished and usually enameled,it cannot be trimmed to conform to the boot or shoe, and must be at onceplaced in the proper position, so as to conform to the counter and sole.It becomes necessary,theretore, to adjust the jack accurately to the dieon which the metallic heel or heel-shell is placed, and such adjustmentmust be in all dircctions.

Besides the vertical adjustment by means of the blanks b placed betweenthe jack and the heel portion of the last 11 I provide the firsthearing, I), with the adjusting-screw d as is more fully shown in Fig. 7on an enlarged scale, and I place on the slide 0 the arm 01, on whichthe adjusting-screw d is placed to form an adjustable rest for the armI) on the jack. By these screws d and d the jack can be adjusted in thedirection from the front to the rear of the boot or shoe.

To allow for the lateral adjustment of the jack, the pin on which it ishinged is made a loose fit and the wedges e c are placed in the upperend of the slide 0 and are adjusted by means of the screws 0 e to bearagainst the sides of thejaek, and thus adjust the same by forcing one orthe other of the wedges against the side of thejack. Thejack may,however, be adjusted laterally by hinging the same in adjustable slides.

f is the metallic heel-shell, provided with a central boss, to which thewearing-surface is secured by means of a screw, and the die g isprovided with aprojection, over which the heelshell fits accurately, andwith a cavity to receive the central boss.

g g are holes, the upper ends of which are countersunk to receive theenlarged portion g of the driver t while the portion of the driverenters the holes proper. The holes 9' g are made at an angle, as shownclearly in Fig. 8, so as to direct the nail favorable for clinching thesame. The countersunk enlarged portion of the holes g g forms a guidefor the driver, in which the shoulder formed by the enlargement g restswhen the nail is driven the proper distance.

7c are guides, which can be readily adjusted to any size of boot orshoe, so that when one heel has been properly secured and the guidesadjusted other boots or shoes of the same kind may be quickly placed incontact with these guides and the heels secured in the proper position.The guides k 70 maybe quickly changed to fit other kinds or sizes ofboots or shoes.

In rubber boots it is necessary to adjust the boots uniformly on thejack, so that all the heels will be placed in the proper position, andto further insure such an adjustment I place the guide Z, consisting ina strong wire loop, the ends of which are secured in c, as is shown inFig. 4, and the looped end enters the boot-top and reaches to theinstep,as is shown. There is sntiicient spring to this looplto draw theboot well forward, and thus secure the heel portion of the boot againstthe metal last in the proper position to receive the heelshell.

m is a hinged guide for the rear portion of the boot-top. This guide maybe adjusted by the hinged arm n, which can be secured by inserting thepin into any one of the series of holes made in the arm n, and therebythe guide on may be made to extend more or less from the jack to suitthe size of the boot-top, and when once adjusted will form a guide forall boots of the same dimensions. Metallic heel-shells must be securedto the bootor shoe very firmly, so as to stand the knocks and rubs towhich the heels are subjected.

In driving the nails through the holes in the shells a stronger hold issecured when the nails are driven through the sole at an angle andclinched on the inner sole. To secure the best possible hold of theheel-shell on the sole I drive the nails at an angle so as to pointtoward the center of the heel and clinch the nails toward the center, asis shown in Fig. 8.

The die 9 is provided with the holes 9, the direction of which is towardthe center. All the nails will therefore enter the sole at an angle, andthe heel -shell and sole become practically one piece.

Having thus described my invention, Iclaim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patcut-- 1. In a machine for securing heels to boots andshoes, the combination of the fixed die g, the sliding block 0, the jack1), secured thereto, and a foot-lever arrangement, substantially as setforth, by which the jack is forced upward against the die to hold theboot or shoe and the heel in place, as described.

2. The combination, with the sliding block 0 and the jack 1), of thebell-crank levers c and c, and the links 0 and c constructed to forcethe jack against the die, and the lever a", con structed to release thelevers and allow the jack to descend, as described.

3. The combination, with the sliding block 0, of the hinged jack 1),provided withthe arm b, the stop'bfland adjusting screw d coi1structedto adjustthe jack with reference to vided with theadjustingscrew d of the spring b interposed between the arm of the jackand the stop, as described.

6. In a machine for securing heels to boots and shoes, theswinging'tray-s a a, pivctally secured near the die as and for thepurpose described. I

7 The combination, with the jack operated by foot-power, substantiallyas described, and the die 9, of the adjustable guides is k in ad- Vanceof the die to bear against the side edges of thesole of the boot orshoe, whereby the bottom of the boot or shoe is held in proper positionwith reference to the die 9.

8. Ina hee1ing-machine,the combination, with the jack 1), hcel-lastb andblanks 11 for adjusting the length of the jack, of the die g, providedwith holes through which the'nails may be driven and with a projectionconstructed to receive the heel-shell, as described.

9. In a machine for securing metallic heels t0 boots or shoes, thecombination, with the die 9, provided with the holes 9, having anenlarged countersunk recess at their upper end, of the driver 71,provided with the enlargement 1 forming a shoulder constructed to drivethe nails and secure the heel-shell, as described.

10. The combination, substantially as before set forth, of the slidingblock 0, the jack pivoted thereto, and the guide lrigidly secured tosaid sliding block.

11. The combination of the jack 1), pivoted guide m, and theadjustiugJink n, adapted to adjust said guide with relation to'the jack,substantially as and for the purpose described.

12. The combination, with the diegand the I hinged jack 1), of thewedges e e and screws 0 e, constructed to adjust the jack with referenceto the die, as described.

FREDERICK RICHARDSON.

Witnesses:

J A. MILLER, J r., JOSEPH A. MILLER.

